Knitting Factory

Address: 74 Leonard Street, Between Broadway and 4th, New York, NY 10013

Phone Number: (212) 219-3132

Fax: (212) 219-3401

Website: www.knittingfactory.com

Email: jmartinez@knitmedia.com

Map

Hours of Operation:

Monday to Saturday:

10 AM until close

Sunday:

2 PM until close

Format(s): Dance

Directions:
You can take the 1 or 9 train to Franklin Street, walk one block south to Leonard, turn left and walk a block & a half to the club.

You can take the A, C or E train to Canal Street, walk 4 blocks south and turn left on Leonard. You could also take the N or R train to Canal Street, walk down Broadway 4 blocks to Leonard, turn right, and see the club at the far end of the block.

History:

How did it all begin? Read the story of how founders Michael Dorf and Louis Spitzer started with a dilapidated Avon Products office on Houston between the Bowery and Broadway in 1987.

Record Labels:

Knitting Factory Entertainment has grown to encompass a diverse family of sounds, from the neo-psychedlic Shimmy Disc to the jazz standards of Knit Classics to the dance and acid jazz of Instinct Records.